I first became interested in photography while in college in the late 70s.  I was impressed with the beautiful images that the yearbook photographers found on our bleak urban campus.  I too wanted to learn to observe and capture the beauty that’s often overlooked.  In 1980, my wife and infant daughter delivered newspapers in order to buy a camera and lens for my Christmas present, giving me the tools to start developing my own vision.

I immediately joined a local camera club, and found inspiration in the monthly competitions.  As my interest grew, I served as an officer in several clubs in New England and North Carolina, and was elected Vice President of Southeastern Council of Camera Clubs.

With my friend and exceptionally talented photographer, Dan Waters, we lead hands-on photographic experiences through Outer Banks Photo Workshops.

I am the co-coordinator for the Outer Banks Region of Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association.

I’ve earned a four-star color slide exhibitor rating with 400 acceptances in international photographic exhibitions sanctioned by PSA (Photographic Society of America).  I’ve judged in international exhibitions, and co-chaired such exhibitions in the Raleigh-Durham area.  I’ve been listed in PSA's Who's Who of Photography for most of 20 years, and served several years as the PSA Area Representative for central North Carolina. PSA Journal has published my article and photographs about winter photography in Yosemite.

I taught photography in the adult continuing education division at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. I presented at the 1998 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo Weekend, and had a 2002 Nature Photo Weekend Award-winning image on display at their Visitor’s Center.

My work is currently represented by:

• Yellowhouse Gallery, Nags Head, NC
• PhotographersDirect.com

and has been exhibited at:

• Sea and Sounds Gallery and Dare County Arts Council Gallery, Manteo, NC
• SeaTree Gallery, Nags Head, NC
• Sand Castle Arts, Duck, NC
• Murex Gallery, Corolla and Manteo, NC
• Salty Paws Biscuits, Nags Head, NC
• Good Life Gourmet Restaurant, Kill Devil Hills, NC

My wife and I live in historic Kitty Hawk on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.  I’m a Massachusetts native, and have also lived in New Hampshire and the Raleigh area of central North Carolina.

To share my love of photography and the subjects that interest me, I've written various newspaper, magazines, and web articles about my subjects.  My work has been published in:

World Airshow News Magazine

• Photo to accompany the feature article "Magic Under the Stars, Airshows that Light Up the Night", May/June 2012
  
  

Camera in the Wild - a publication of Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association

• Image of two wild horses, displaying affection, Spring 2012

Holt: Earth Science (geology textbook) -  Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Houghton Mifflin:

• Aerial photograph of Bonner Bridge, connecting Bodie Island with Hatteras Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

ISnAP - a publication of International Society for Aviation Photography

• Article and photo about the late Frans Dely, internationally renowned aviation photographer, September 2011
• Photo of Art Nalls' privately owned Harrier VTOL jet, December 2011
• Two images, "2012 Year in Review," January 2013
  
  

Experimental Aircraft Association

• A Photographer’s Perspective of AirVenture, July 2010

Atlantic Flyer Magazine

• Article and photos about volunteers at the Aerobatics Center at Sun 'n Fun Airshow, Lakeland, FL,  May 2006
• Article and photo about 102nd anniversary of the first flight at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, NC. January 2006

American City Business Journals

• Photo to accompany the feature article, "America's Dreamtowns", where Kill Devil Hills, NC was named #7 of the 10 small towns on the survey.

Outer Banks Sentinel

• Article and photos about the world's largest airshow, EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, WI, where an Outer Banks-based Wright Brothers historian, Darrell Collins, was a featured presenter. August 10 and 14, 2005
• Images from Kites With Lights festival. December 1, 2004
• Images of two Lunar Eclipses.  October 31, 2004 and December 29, 2010

Haverhill Gazette

• Report on features of the New England Camera Club Council Conference, in Amherst, MA.

PSA Journal - a publication of Photographic Society of America

• Yosemite in Winter - Article and photos covering a week-long, mid-winter photo trip to Yosemite Valley.  February 1994